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Montgomery County Public Schools · 13 hours ago

FY26: Administrative Secretary III, Dr. Ronald E. McNair ES, 8hrs/12 mos (Ad Closes 1/26/26)

Germantown, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$26.47/hr - $38.15/hr

5+ years exp

Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking an Administrative Secretary III for Ronald E. McNair Elementary School. The role involves performing confidential office and secretarial work, coordinating materials for meetings, and providing support to executive staff and department directors.

Education

Responsibilities

Performs a varied and highly responsible, often confidential, office and secretarial work for executive, and department director staff

Meets strict deadlines, coordinates, collects, proofreads/edits, and works closely with administrators and the administrative office manager to finalize and ensure timely delivery of all material for Board of Education and other meetings

Exercises considerable initiative to resolve problems and to anticipate and respond to office secretarial/clerical needs

Work involves frequent contact with MCPS executive staff, department directors, and community organizations, requiring sensitivity, good judgment, and strong interpersonal skills

Qualification

Microsoft SuiteWord ProcessingData Entry/ExtractionGoogle SuiteIncident Management SystemInterpersonal CommunicationTeamworkProblem Solving

Required

High School or GED diploma required

Minimum five years of progressively more responsible experience, three of which shall have been in the administrative or office assistant class in a school or central office setting

Extensive knowledge of business English, spelling, general vocabulary, and arithmetic, and modern office practices, procedures, and equipment

Considerable knowledge of the general organization and functions of major MCPS units

Ability to keep complex records, assemble and organize data, and prepare reports from such records

Ability to compose memoranda and letters from general instructions

Ability to carry out assignments on own initiative

Ability to handle confidential and controversial matters with judgment and tact

Ability to perform complex word processing, and data entry/extraction

Knowledge of and skilled in using Microsoft suite products, video conferencing and conference call applications, Google suite products and shared drives, table tents, mailing labels, presentation slides, and capturing results from survey

Proficiency in creating and monitoring incidents in the Incident Management System

Ability to work as part of a team

Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

Knowledge of and the ability to meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS)

Must be available to work unusual hours, nights, weekend, and overtime when required to do so